Thank you to Netgalley, Penguin Group Viking and Jojo Moyes for allowing me an advanced reader copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.To be honest, this was more of a 3.5. I loved the characters in the book and how the events were put in motion throughout the novel. As is the case with most of Moyes writing, everyone has a distinct personality and voice and I LOVE how every chapter is told by a different perspective but is still told in the third person. So many writers these days try to take on too much when bouncing between characters but this one was done beautifully. There were definitely parts in this book that the single momma/momma bear side of me started raging! Moyes treatment of the situation with the ex was perfectly executed.
So where did the 1.5 stars disappear for me? Predictability. In the first few chapters you can smell the set up: Poor downtrodden girl cleans the house of a Rich dude. A sudden need for a huge sum and a need for a road trip arises...wonder who is going to help her sort it out? Genius little girl needs to take a big exam to win lots of money...well that one had a little turn in it but I could sniff out the twist in that one too. That in by no means took away from my enjoyment of the book itself it just shaved off enough to keep this from being one of the truly great ones of my reading year.
Totally pick it up and go to the pool, the beach, read it in the bleachers between the interminable summer ball games and enjoy! It's definitely more than your typical chick-lit but if you are a Moyes fan, don't expect "The Girl You Left Behind" from this one.
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